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This hasn't been posted on for a while but I just saw the season premiere of West Wing last night and it was discussed. In telling the industry reps why he would not budge on global warming he said 2 things that interested me:
1. It's stupid for a nation of SUVs to tell a nation of bicycles it's got to decrease it's greenhouse gas emissions.
2. I don't care if you don't support it, we caused this mess and we're gonna clean it up.
How un-American is that? Hollywood is so great about romanticizing our leaders. No president would *ever* openly tell any industry leader he was going against the industry on such a large issue. It's so true that when an industry leader approaches a politician on issues (including this one), there is absolutely NO discussion of what is right - he simply brings a clear to-the-penny calculation of what it will cost his company. And, boy, can they get precise. And, boy, can they screw you by taking away your campaign funding.
Anyway - just something I was thinking about as I was driving past the buses, "L" trains, and bicycles while on my way to work in my SUV.
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